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  1. luckyosprey4

    Bittell Reservoirs and Hopwood area

    Hi Keith, The bird remains quite distant on the far side of upper so getting even a decent shot of it remains problematic at the moment unless it decides to move closer to the dam. Chris
  2. luckyosprey4

    Bittell Reservoirs and Hopwood area

    A visit to Upper yesterday evening produced the following- 1 Little Egret, 15 Grey Heron, 12 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Mute Swan, 280 Canada Goose, 45 Greylag Goose, 30 Lapwing, 2 Green Sandpiper, 5 Common Tern, 1 Kingfisher, Stock Dove, Jay, 8 Swallow, 70+ House Martin and Linnet. It was good to...
  3. luckyosprey4

    Bittell Reservoirs and Hopwood area

    Just over an hour around both reservoirs yesterday evening produced the following- 14 Mute Swan, 90 Canada Goose, 56 Greylag Goose, 55 Mallard, 40 Tufted Duck, 10 Great Crested Grebe, 100 Coot, 10 Moorhen, 7 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 40 Lapwing, 70 B-H Gull, 65 LB-B...
  4. luckyosprey4

    Bittell Reservoirs and Hopwood area

    Spent an hour at Upper Bittell at midday today with the following species seen- In terms of wildfowl, there was 8 Mute Swan, 154 Canada Goose, 64 Greylag Goose, 7 Mallard, 5 Gadwall, 4 Shoveler, 8 Teal, 30 Wigeon and 10 Tufted Duck. Other water birds included 1 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Little...
  5. luckyosprey4

    Bittell Reservoirs and Hopwood area

    Went around both reservoirs today and managed 36 species overall. Highlights were the Brent Goose as well as a single Barnacle Goose in amongst the Greylag and Canada Goose flock grazing in the fields. Also a Peregrine hunted in the area around Upper Bittell Reservoir. Chris
  6. luckyosprey4

    Bittell Reservoirs and Hopwood area

    Had a fairly productive walk around both reservoirs today, which produced: Mute Swan, Canada Goose, Greylag Goose, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Grey Heron, Cormorant, Great Crested Grebe, Coot, Moorhen, Kingfisher, Lapwing, Black-Headed Gull, Herring Gull, Buzzard, Jackdaw, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Jay...
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